The official attendance records for fair week won’t be available until Wednesday, he said.

Stiver said he thought the motocross, demolition derby and tractor pull had the best turnouts.

“The motor events do well for us,” he said.

Although Stiver was pleased with the fair’s attendance, he was disappointed by the turnout for the Big & Rich concert, he said.

“Ticket sales weren’t as high as we hoped for,” he said, “but they put on an excellent show.

“Everyone who went said they really enjoyed the show they put on.”

Fair board members have today to catch their breath before Tuesday when they tackle the job of cleaning up all the manure left by the hundreds of animals on display. Then, on Wednesday, they start planning for next year’s fair, Stiver said.

“There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into the fair itself,” he said. “What a lot of folks don’t understand is we exist to promote agriculture in Medina County.”

Stiver said he didn’t know if there would be any major changes to the fair next year because “a lot of people depend on the same things being in the same places.”

But there is one thing he’d like to see different next year.

“We sure would appreciate a little cooler weather,” he said, “but that’s way out of our control.”